Make is one of English word that can be merged with another word – can be a word or a group of words – to make a collocation. Make is called the pivot and a lot of noise, breakfast, supper, the bed, a lot of mistake are called the collocates, the words accompanying the pivot word. According to the sentences, make a lot of noise means make a fuss over somebody; make supper means the last meal of the day, a smaller meal than dinner before going to bed; make the bed means arrange the bed so that it is neat and ready for use; make a lot of mistakes means produce many errors of something.

Make breakfast

My dad used to get up first every morning, makes breakfast for everybody, have his own, and then go to work as we were all getting up.

Stay is also one of English word that can be merged with another word – can be a word or a group of words – to make a collocation. Stay is called the pivot and a part, away, strong, alone, cool are called the collocates, the words accompanying the pivot word. According to the sentences, stay a part means being far from somebody; stay away means not going near a particular person; stay strong means being not easily upset, frightened, and influenced by other people; stay alone means being the only one in a certain place; stay cool means being a calm person.

Stay away

After the rehabilitation, now he can stay away from drugs.

Setelah rehabilitasi, sekarang dia dapat menjauh dari narkoba.

Stay strong

Although she is a single parent but she stays strong to grow her child up.

Wine is another English word that can be merged with another word – can be a word or a group of words – to make a collocation. Wine is called the pivot and red, sweet, elderberry, rose, dry are called the collocates, the words accompanying the pivot word. According to the sentences, red wine, sweet wine, rose wine, dry wine is kinds of an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes that has been left to ferment; elderberry wine is an alcoholic drink made from plants or fruits other than grapes, it is elderberry (fruit).

Sweet wine

We had ever drunk a bottle of sweet wine at the backyard of our school after the class.

Kami pernah minum anggur manis di belakang sekolah seusai belajar.

Elderberry wine

Elderberry wine is more delicious than other kinds of wine I ever tasted.

High is also one of English word that can be merged with another word – can be a word or a group of words – to make a collocation. Stay is called the pivot and pile, aim, fly, run, ride are called the collocates, the words accompanying the pivot word. According to the sentences, piled high means to load something with something; aimed high means being an ambitious person; fly high means at or to a higher position; run high means a feeling of becoming strong and angry; ride high means being successful.

Aim high

She has always aimed high.

Dia selalu berkeinginan keras.

Fly high

The eagle is flying high

Burung Elang itu terbang tinggi.

Run high

He has suddenly run high after seeing his children almost have been kidnapped.

Take is the last English word in this paper that can be mingled with another word – can be a word or a group of words – to make a collocation. Take is called the pivot and over, away, in, off, to are called the collocates, the words accompanying the pivot word. According to the sentences, take over means begin to have control someone’s duties or responsibilities; take apart means separate mingled; take in means to deceive or make someone believes of our argument; take off means leave the ground and fly; take to means to go away to a particular place.